Since it's Thursday, that means I'm going to be on the radio with Stephanie and Meredith at 107.1 FM. I'll be on in the 2 o'clock hour, talking about the weekend's events -- which today we're expanding to local New Year's Eve parties. I have my own ideas, but if you have a suggestion, ship it here.

Children of the 1980s rejoice: you can buy the original Knight Rider car! Notice I didn't say "KITT." After reading the grisly fate associated with its owner, I think fans of the series will agree with me that this has to be KARR in disguise.

Whale shark populations are growing in Australia! This is terrific news, and apparently a sign that ecotourism is working. I'm excited by this not only for environmental reasons, but because I've been diving a few times with these gentle giants, and it's not an experience I'm ever going to forget.

This paragraph sparked a memory:

"Although the sharks are enormous creatures with 6,000 teeth, they're relatively peaceful fish that feed by simply opening their mouths. Finely meshed gill-rakers keep prey in while filtering water out. The only real danger to humans is an accidental slap from the shark's gigantic tail. Such a hit could probably knock a diver out cold."

This reminded of the time in Okinawa when, distracted by the process of taking underwater video, I did get whacked by a whale shark's tail. If you're curious, the whole story (with photos and video) is on my old blog.

And don't worry, it was just a gentle bump. Obviously, I'm still here. But you can actually see the impact of the bump as it happens toward the end of this video.